History Trivia / FreakyFriday

* SheAlsoDid: Before turning to novel writing, Mary Rodgers (daughter of [[RodgersAndHammerstein Richard Rodgers]] was a successful musical theatre composer whose biggest hit was ''Theatre/OnceUponAMattress''.

* FollowTheLeader: This film inspired a lot of other body switch stories in the 80s.
* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: Dear god, is this movie from the '70s. Most obvious these days is the casual smoking, even around kids.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Jodie Foster was originally going to be cast as Princess Leia in ''Franchise/StarWars'' at a point where George Lucas wanted to make the character significantly younger. Then it was discovered she was still under contract to Disney. Although there may have been a way to break the contract, Foster's mother decided to honour it and she starred in this film instead.
** Jodie Foster also learned how to water ski, training for three days, only to discover that the relevant scenes would be performed in front of green screen - and professionals were to be used as stunt doubles in long shots.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This is the only direct ''Freaky Friday'' adaptation not available on DVD or digital. Presumably, Disney doesn't consider {{Made For TV Movie}}s high priorities, unless they feature whatever Creator/DisneyChannel star lots of people like at the moment.

** Children's novel —> Movie (1976) —> Movie (1995) —> Movie (2003).

** Also: Children's novel -> Play -> Movie (2018)

* AdaptationOverdosed: First came the 1976 movie. Then, from TheNineties until at least TheNewTens, Disney produced one new adaptation of the book per decade, for either TV, the big screen, or stage.

* AdaptationOverdosed: First came the 1976 movie. Then, from TheNineties until at least TheNewTens, Disney produced one new cinematic adaptation of the book per decade, for either TV, the big screen, or stage.

* AdaptationOverdosed: First came the 1976 movie. Then, from TheNineties until at least TheNewTens, Disney produced one new cinematic adaptation of the book per decade, for either TV or theatres. There's also the ''Freaky Friday'' stage musical, which provided the basis for the 2018 movie.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This is the only direct ''Freaky Friday'' adaptation not available on DVD. Presumably, Disney doesn't consider {{Made For TV Movie}}s high priorities, unless they feature whatever Creator/DisneyChannel star lots of people like at the moment.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: This is the only direct ''Freaky Friday'' adaptation not available on DVD. Presumably, Disney doesn't consider {{Made For TV Movie}}s high priorities, unless they feature whatever DisneyChannel star lots of people like at the moment.

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** [[{{Film/Superman}} Jimmy Olsen]] plays Boris.
** Mr. Mills is the [[HeyItsThatVoice Narrator]] for [[Disney/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]].
** Bill Andrews is freakin' [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Gomez]]!

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[{{Film/Superman}} Jimmy Olsen]] plays Boris.

* {{Deleted Scene}}s: A deleted scene included on the DVD features Tess, in Anna's body, punching Stacy in the "new nose" after Stacy frames her of cheating. Alternate endings also exist, containing {{Sequel Hook}}s for a movie in which Anna's brother and grandpa would switch bodies.
* EditedForSyndication: ''[[Series/WaltDisneyPresents The Wonderful World of Disney]]'' cut out the part where Jake sings "Baby One More Time" outside Tess' bedroom window, as well as Pei-Pei's mother trying to switch Harry and his grandpa.
* HeyItsThatGuy!: [[Series/{{NCIS}} Mark Harmon]] as Ryan.

* HeyItsThatGuy!: [[Series/{{NCIS}} Mark Harmon]] as Ryan.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A deleted scene included on the DVD features Tess, in Anna's body, punching Stacy in the "new nose" after Stacy frames her of cheating. Alternate endings also exist, containing {{Sequel Hook}}s for a movie in which Anna's brother and grandpa would switch bodies.

* EditedForSyndication: ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' cut out the part where Jake sings "Baby One More Time" outside Tess' bedroom window, as well as Pei-Pei's mother trying to switch Harry and his grandpa.

** Mr. Mills is the [[HeyItsThatVoice Narrator]] for [[WinnieThePooh]].

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: A deleted scene included on the DVD features Tess, in Anna's body, punching Stacy in the "new nose" after Stacy frames her of cheating.

** Bill Andrews is freakin' [[TheAddamsFamily Gomez]]!